New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-08-27
TIE HEARING CLOSED WITHOUT RESULT

EMPLOYEES OF IVES KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE
BOOKs-A GUILELEsS COLORED MAN
The hunt that ex-Judge Davis and Assignee Cromwell
have been making for the missing books OF H. b Ives
60 came 10 q barren and unsatisfactory end yesterday
morning Not single clew has been found so far and
the sudden blight which has fallen on the memories OF
Ives and stayner threatens TO leave the loss OF NE Og
70 los in the Ten new witnesses were called yes
iertavchefy clerks and employees OF the 6roAen nrn-
and there was hope that their testimony would throw
some light OIL the mystery. But the only evidence that
exIu3ge Dav. and the assignee's counsel Mr. sullivan
could draw ont as vague and noncommNta a. the
best efforts of the partners one OF the empoVe'
Thomas Proctor Ives's coored body servant raised
breeze OF merrimeut by his unconventional way o'
putting things and tho referee and the lawyer had
little 1un at Tie mans expense MI Sullivan announced
after the adjournment that he considered HE nearing
closed and would call 40 more Witnesses IAe only t-.As
lett 10 DO is 10 have the testimony written OF and
signed The witnesses viii meet at eI-JudEe DaVis's
office on Guesa 10 to certify 10 the correctness
Of the stenogrspers notes and after that the referee
viii turn the whole matter back 70 the court
The hearing Yesterday set Tor 10 a. ~,
but it was half an hour later than tnat before
tie sssgnees counsel appeared with the books Of the
dcfuuc firm and the first witness could be sworn TX
CONGRESSMAN Adams. the nmble attorney for tDe as
Esuors, on hand as usual with Hover IN his Dat
tou-hoe Ives and stAyner in after the hearing
vos well under wsy "Ton Doremus 5d not appear
al ALL Tue first called Henry :. Ogden OF
Ora ee, " j. the former head bOo~hcepeg OF tie hTn
He was suffering from cold and was scarcely
able 10 sneak above whisper lie testified mat he h@d
charge books Of the nrm during the day and tna
they we're kept in the cage enclosure whe In use,
and while not in in the vault. lie remembered the
missing books and had often seen them after tho new
set had been ordered lie admitted also that 10 mad the
combination the vault and accustomed 10 open it,
Tie lawyer then put the question as TO when the miss
ing books had been seen last
N.u unn,r csc nissng books did
last Them Al can only guess lshoud ~ 4nou' yen
o. 50 ss,0Is , ay s -sAnen' was H~'' %
Q~WheIe tley tuenl AIN the vault III tho lover
H4yg ever seen ,Sm since 9s hon AnEO
Vent INTO the Charles Cromwell to get the but
- Do YOU Know where they arel A.-No.
Q-Wh,t search dil you for them Al looked
through vault twice and then in the closet over tie
Have you any theory explain their di'"ppeAranee
des yourself h2d aSc.s. to The '.uI A1T ,s
so TaSi OF V Of The he'd door. Of cage
QHave any knoredse OF how the books were taken
UWer. you not SUI prised 10 they gone
QIiiave You talked WIN the otheT employs about tse
dssppea -ncs Of the OVoksi A-1e' Ou' only IN sele'~'
Mere anv reasons given to you set Of
books ,puugi A-No, SIR was simply OiIeIel 10
your I' kD6 wei .edse or consent A.-No, SIR
Judge DAvis-That wilI do.
Mr. Adams had no questions ask and tie next wit
ness, Theodore NJ. Neyius, of PLAIN Kidee, y j. was
called He SAID that he had been cashier for Ives q CO.
security book He the missing boers ana security
book ami also Ledger No. 3. Nj. sullivan asked BIN
only half dozen questions.
o-when dld Won last see the missing booksi A-Abont
"a month tom date A-No month before ae assign
q" where were they thenl AIN the vault
Qwere they taken away with your knowledge and con
iaiSI 'hss ,ys 20 'i or impression
Ix-Jndge Davis dld ask tho cashier questions,
and Mr.. Adams also let him 90. Robert d. ninth tue n
took tue witness chair lie SAID tha ne i'eI on jersey
CITY Heights and had been assistant cashier Tor Ives *
Co for neatly years lie helped TO Keep the loters
and security book lie, TOO Lad seen te missing VOL
umes about month before tho ssslsnmeni' bnt di4n'
TOO, got OFF with a few questions from MI huI.NSh
o.-wero those books often taken the Vault A
G-By who@I A.-By Mr. I've.
DID any one Them out Of the Office with your
1Ws. IL YOUR be icf thai they were when
cr o-s Ayes. sir didn't believe they
Q-Sou have o 5se theory information as to their
G"nAye You any Saowieige whcr. those books are or
whether they are in existence A-No, SIR
George D. shipley the coorcd anitor of the building,
was the next witness lie kissed he blbe loudly and
years, but be dd not live in the building. lie was
there from a m TO p. IN. and left things In charge OF
another coored man. Frederick sumney the rest OF the
time. Mr. Sullivan found that Shipley had
prse in store for the referee lie didn't know the books
that were lost and had never seen anything Of them.
o-po you know anything Ike on the table
FSiio No Cash Book No T. etc having been OF
the buildngl A.-NOthlng but what hear
ODD ron make search ior The books when they wero
A.-Nes ! looked through The
sEG ssHed ali the help they had anything item
o. What d. you mean by helpl A.oh the people that
hire o do the work for me
Charles W Blackwell, OF Brooklyn. a telegraph
operator who worked in Ives cos once was ihen
called IIs testified that he in the Office from $50
a. M to D. IN every day but sunday but had nothing TO
do with the books or the vault lie hadnt Deon Ia the
vault for three weeks before toe assignment.
Q-wOud you know the missing books II you saw them
A.-NO
Did you any made 10 hnd the booksf Al
heard the the Office wondering what had become oil
chem.
The RefereeYou they admit go the tsle
graph wires1 Ayes. I'm Of That.
The Referee-Ihat 10 all.
C. c. Woodruff, Of Newark who had been general office
boy aud then . clerk for the bankrupt firm,
was called next and turned out TO DO the
most promising witness OF all IL his duty TO take
the OF the safe in the morning and put them
hack in thu ag he ssid 1t Q a